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Knoxville Biz Ticker: UCOR, Roane State partner to offer Oak Ridge Small Business Diversity Summit The Knoxville News-Sentinel 1 hr ago Knoxville News Sentinel UCOR, Roane State partner to offer Oak Ridge Small Business Diversity Summit Oak Ridge, Tenn., Month Day, 2021 – The need to create workplaces that are more diverse has come into focus more sharply in the last few years. While the need is there, the “how to” is less clear, especially for small businesses. To support the vital small businesses in East Tennessee, UCOR, an Amentum-led partnership with Jacobs, and R...

Roane State assists with experiment to provide high-speed internet access to rural communities Bob Fowler/Special to The Oak Ridger Roane State played a crucial role in an experiment to get high-speed internet to rural communities currently lacking what’s become an essential component of modern life. It’s an effort to bridge the digital divide in Roane County, where about 30 percent of households lack access to robust, affordable broadband internet. Internet access “is paramount in current situations such as COVID-19 and the remote learning requirements it presents,” said Egon Hillerm...

Balancing work, family, and learning while seeking RSCC degree Bob Fowler/Special to The Oak Ridger Erin “Tisha” Valdez, a school bus driver in Oak Ridge, said she enjoys one Roane State professor’s class so much she asked her employer for two afternoons off each week so she could attend.  The company, First Student, was short on drivers but agreed, enabling Valdez to take Isabel Benitez-Ramirez’s Anatomy & Physiology II class this semester. “She is amazing,” Valdez said of Benitez-Ramirez.  Sticking with Benitez-Ramirez after taking the initial Anatomy & Physiology class with h...

Oak Ridge Today Posted at By Bob Fowler Roane State staff writer Erin “Tisha” Valdez, a school bus driver in Oak Ridge, enjoys one Roane State professor’s class so much she asked her employer for two afternoons off each week so she could attend. The company, First Student, was short on drivers but agreed, enabling Valdez to take Dr. Isabel Benitez-Ramirez’s Anatomy and Physiology II class this semester. “She is amazing,” Valdez said of Benitez-Ramirez. Sticking with Benitez-Ramirez after taking the initial Anatomy and Physiology class with her “is very important to me,” said ...

Cleveland State Men, Women Win At Roane State Saturday, March 6, 2021 Asjah Harrell passes to Kyeshia Dalton Cleveland State men’s basketball won their fourth game out of their last five on Saturday afternoon as they defeated Roane State 62-48 in Harriman, Tn. Maurice Dickson led the team with 18 points and seven boards and also recorded three steals. Damian Forrest also reached double-digit points, scoring 10, while also posting six rebounds. Desmond Billingsley led the team with five assists. The Cougars will be back in action on Wednesday as they travel to Morristown, Tn. to square...